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D-Index
61
Citations
12452
World Ranking
2214
National Ranking
795

Justin D. Congdon publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Justin D. Congdon sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 126 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Justin D. Congdon D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Justin D. Congdon sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Justin D. Congdon is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Psychology. Their work intersects several subfields including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Social Psychology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research focuses on topics such as Turtle Biology and Conservation, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal and Plant Science Education, Avian Ecology and Behavior, Study of Mite Species, and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Justin D. Congdon has been published multiple times in the journal Chelonian Conservation and Biology, with two papers appearing there. Additionally, they have work published in Current Biology. Notable papers include:

  • "Turtles and Tortoises Are in Trouble", 2020, Current Biology
  • "Comparing Life Histories of the Shortest-Lived Turtle Known (Chicken Turtles, Deirochelys reticularia) with Long-Lived Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii)", 2022, Chelonian Conservation and Biology
  • "Spatial Biology of Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) at Weaver Dunes, Minnesota, USA", 2020, Chelonian Conservation and Biology

They have collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors including Miriam Benabib, John B. Iverson, Kurt A. Buhlmann, J. Whitfield Gibbons, and Craig B. Stanford.

Justin D. Congdon's work covers ecological and conservation themes, with specific emphasis on turtle biology. Their contributions extend into broader wildlife and habitat studies, integrating ecological principles with conservation strategies.

Best Publications

  • Delayed sexual maturity and demographics of blanding's turtles (Emydoidea blandingii): implications for conservation and management of long-lived organisms

    Justin D. Congdon;Arthur E. Dunham;R. C. Van Loben Sels

  • Demographics of Common Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina): Implications for Conservation and Management of Long-lived Organisms

    Justin D. Congdon;Arthur E. Dunham;R. C. Van Loben Sels

  • Body Shape, Reproductive Effort, and Relative Clutch Mass in Lizards: Resolution of a Paradox

    Laurie J. Vitt;Justin D. Congdon

  • Morphological constraint on egg size: a challenge to optimal egg size theory?

    J D Congdon;J W Gibbons

  • Turtles and Tortoises Are in Trouble

    Craig B. Stanford;Craig B. Stanford;John B. Iverson;Anders G.J. Rhodin;Peter Paul van Dijk

  • Proximate and Evolutionary Constraints on Energy Relations of Reptiles

    Justin D. Congdon

  • Geckos: Adaptive Significance and Energetics of Tail Autotomy

    J. D. Congdon;L. J. Vitt;W. W. King

  • Adaptive Strategies and Energetics of Tail Autonomy in Lizards

    Laurie J. Vitt;Justin D. Congdon;Nancy A. Dickson

  • NESTING ECOLOGY AND HATCHING SUCCESS IN THE TURTLE EMYDOIDEA BLANDINGI

    Justin D. Congdon;Donald W. Tinkle;Gary L. Breitenbach;Richard C. Van

  • Elevated Maintenance Costs in an Anuran (Rana catesbeiana) Exposed to a Mixture of Trace Elements during the Embryonic and Early Larval Periods

    Christopher L. Rowe;Owen M. Kinney;Roy D. Nagle;Justin D. Congdon

  • Ecotoxicological implications of aquatic disposal of coal combustion residues in the United States: a review.

    Christopher L Rowe;William A Hopkins;Justin D Congdon

  • Testing hypotheses of aging in long-lived painted turtles (Chrysemys picta).

    Justin D. Congdon;Roy D. Nagle;Owen M. Kinney;Richard C. van Loben Sels

  • ELEVATED TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS AND STANDARD METABOLIC RATE IN BANDED WATER SNAKES ( NERODIA FASCIATA ) EXPOSED TO COAL COMBUSTION WASTES

    William A. Hopkins;Christopher L. Rowe;Justin D. Congdon

  • Significance of activity and movement in the yellow-bellied slider turtle (Pseudemys scripta)

    Stephen J. Morreale;J. Whitfield Gibbons;Justin D. Congdon

  • Increased Circulating Levels of Testosterone and Corticosterone in Southern Toads,Bufo terrestris,Exposed to Coal Combustion Waste

    William A. Hopkins;Mary T. Mendonça;Justin D. Congdon

  • Nesting frequency and success: implications for the demography of painted turtles

    Donald W. Tinkle;Justin D. Congdon;Philip C. Rosen

  • Effects of age and size at metamorphosis on performance and metabolic rates of Southern Toad, Bufo terrestris, metamorphs

    C. W. Beck;J. D. Congdon

  • The relationship of body size to survivorship of hatchling snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina): an evaluation of the “bigger is better” hypothesis

    Justin D Congdon;Roy D Nagle;Arthur E Dunham;Chirstopher W Beck

  • Energetic consequences of sexual size dimorphism in nestling red-winged blackbirds

    Kent L. Fiala;Justin D. Congdon

  • Seasonal cycles in testicular activity, gonadotropin, and thyroxine in the painted turtle, Chrysemys picta, under natural conditions

    Paul Licht;Gary L. Breitenbach;Justin D. Congdon

  • Hypotheses of aging in a long-lived vertebrate, Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)

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Frequent Co-Authors

Donald W. Tinkle
Donald W. Tinkle University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Laurie J. Vitt
Laurie J. Vitt University of Oklahoma
Royce E. Ballinger
Royce E. Ballinger University of Nebraska–Lincoln
J. Whitfield Gibbons
J. Whitfield Gibbons University of Georgia
Arthur E. Dunham
Arthur E. Dunham University of Pennsylvania
William A. Hopkins
William A. Hopkins Virginia Tech
Fredric J. Janzen
Fredric J. Janzen Iowa State University
James R. Spotila
James R. Spotila Drexel University
Kenneth A. Nagy
Kenneth A. Nagy University of California, Los Angeles
Frank J. Mazzotti
Frank J. Mazzotti University of Florida

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